,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gacf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjbj,mr4  
,pocan 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,hayes7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
creation and adoption of national       
minimum training requirements for law   
enforcement personnel4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,police 
,training and ,accountability ,act4  #b4
 ,law enforcement training requirement  
and standards  7a7 ,training requirement
 ,the ,civilian ,commission on ,modern  
,law ,enforcement ,training shall       
establish a single national training    
requirement every law enforcement       
officer in ,america should1 at minimum1 
meet before being permitted to perform  
the duties of a law enforcement officer4
  7b7 ,training standards ,the training 
requirement established pursuant to this
 section shall be uniform and include1  
at minimum1 standards pertaining to--   

7#a7 a minimum level of education       
attainment 7while not prohibiting high  
school graduates from employment        
consideration for entry-level           
positions72  7#b7 a minimum number of   
training hours2  7#c7 use of force2     
7#d7 use of lethal force2  7#e7 implicit
 bias2  7#f7 conflict resolution1       
mediation1 and de-escalation practices2 
7#g7 pursuit2  7#h7 video technology2   
7#i7 stop and search procedures2 and    
7#aj7 intervention programs4  #c4       
,adoption of training standards required
 ,any employer of a law enforcement     
officer who has not completed training  
satisfying the requirements of section  
#b of this ,act shall be ineligible for 
any ,federal funds made available by the
 ,edward ,byrne ,memorial ,justice      
,assistance ,grant ,program4  #d4       
,civilian-,law ,enforcement ,bill of    
,rights ,the ,civilian ,commission on   
,modern ,law ,enforcement ,training     
established by this ,act shall issue a  
,civilian-,law ,enforcement ,bill of    

,rights describing the rights every     
person has when interacting with law    
enforcement4 ,this ,bill of ,rights     
shall be adhered to by every recipient  
of an ,edward ,byrne ,memorial ,justice 
,assistance ,grant ,program award4  #e4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7a7 ,the    
term law enforcement officer means any  
officer1 agent1 or employee of the      
,federal ,government1 a ,state1 a unit  
of local government1 or an ,indian tribe
 authorized by law or by a government   
agency to engage in or supervise the    
prevention1 detection1 or investigation 
of any violation of criminal law1 or    
authorized by law to supervise sentenced
 criminal offenders4  7b7 ,the term     
,civilian ,commission on ,modern ,law   
,enforcement ,training means an         
independent commission established      
pursuant to this ,act within the        
,department of ,justice that consists of
 persons without a history of military  
or law enforcement employment4 ,members 
of the ,commission shall be equally     

appointed by the ,speaker of the ,u4,s4 
,house of ,representatives and the      
majority leader of the ,u4,s4 ,senate4